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Hailey Britton, of Lafayette, Louisiana, received the Harold Parker Memorial Scholarship, which will provide $8,000 annually toward her education at the University of Mississippi. Britton is one of 18 freshmen accepted into UM's Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College who are the recipients of some of the most bountiful scholarships at the university.

Tyra Walton, of Batesville, received the Annexstad Family Foundation Scholarship, which will provide $6,250 annually toward her education at the University of Mississippi. Walton is one of 18 freshmen accepted into UM's Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College who are the recipients of some of the most bountiful scholarships at the university.

Brinlee Bridges, of Ripley, received the Annexstad Family Foundation Scholarship, which will provide $6,250 annually toward her education at the University of Mississippi. Bridges is one of 18 freshmen accepted into UM's Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College who are the recipients of some of the most bountiful scholarships at the university.

Audrey Elmore, of Madison, received the Annexstad Family Foundation Scholarship, which will provide $6,250 annually toward her education at the University of Mississippi. Elmore is one of 18 freshmen accepted into UM's Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College who are the recipients of some of the most bountiful scholarships at the university.

More than 900 students graduated from the University of Mississippi in August 2024. Undergraduate and graduate candidates received degrees from the College of Liberal Arts, General Studies and schools of Law, Pharmacy, Journalism and New Media, Engineering, Education, Business Administration, Applied Sciences and Patterson School of Accountancy.

Ayanna Norman, a Corinth native majoring in allied health studies and psychology at the University of Mississippi, has been awarded a Voyager Scholarship, also known as the Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service. Norman is the university's first recipient of the award.

Lydia Snopek, of Madison, an accountancy student at the University of Mississippi, received a $15,000 scholarship from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

Fourteen freshmen at the University of Mississippi have been recognized as Stamps scholars, a prestigious designation that offers them a scholarship covering full cost of attendance and leadership development opportunities. The Stamps Scholars Program awards scholarships based on academic excellence, leadership experience and exceptional character.

Landry Davis, of Batesville, an accountancy student at the University of Mississippi, received a $15,000 scholarship from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

Gregory Silas Nelson, a graduate of the Patterson School of Accountancy at the University of Mississippi, was awarded a 2023 CPA exam medal by the Mississippi Society of Certified Public Accountants. MSCPA medals are given annually to first-time CPA exam candidates who earn the highest cumulative scores in the state. Nelson received the Silas M. Simmons Bronze Medal.

Drew Easley, a graduate of the Patterson School of Accountancy at the University of Mississippi, was awarded a 2023 CPA exam medal by the Mississippi Society of Certified Public Accountants. MSCPA medals are given annually to first-time CPA exam candidates who earn the highest cumulative scores in the state. Easley received the T.E. Lott Silver Medal.

Abney Brewer, a graduate of the Patterson School of Accountancy at the University of Mississippi, was awarded a 2023 CPA exam medal by the Mississippi Society of Certified Public Accountants. MSCPA medals are given annually to first-time CPA exam candidates who earn the highest cumulative scores in the state. Brewer received the Fred T. Neely Gold Medal.

Sarah Deano, a graduate of the Patterson School of Accountancy at the University of Mississippi, was awarded a 2023 CPA exam medal by the Mississippi Society of Certified Public Accountants. MSCPA medals are given annually to first-time CPA exam candidates who earn the highest cumulative scores in the state. Deano received the T.E. Lott Silver Medal.

Matthew Travers, of Chesterfield, Missouri, is the recipient of a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to Taiwan. Travers graduated from the University of Mississippi in 2021 with a double degree in international studies and Chinese. He has previously been awarded the Yenching scholarship in 2021 and the Boren in 2019.

Paola Leon, of Corinth, an international studies major at the University of Mississippi, is the recipient of a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to South Korea.

Samantha Fabian, of Omaha, Nebraska, slated to graduate in December from the University of Mississippi's School of Business Administration, is a recipient of a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to South Korea. Fabian also was named a Boren scholar in 2023.

More than 3,100 students graduated from the University of Mississippi in May 2024. Undergraduate and graduate candidates received degrees from the College of Liberal Arts, General Studies and schools of Accountancy, Applied Sciences, Business Administration, Education, Engineering, Journalism and New Media, Law and Pharmacy.

Pharmacy student Nicholas Dean has not come by his academic success easily, although he often makes it look that way. Despite being diagnosed with two conditions that make completing a rigorous academic program difficult, the University of Mississippi senior has excelled.

Born in Kansas and raised in Arkansas, Ben Oliver did not have the University of Mississippi on his college consideration list. The standout student at the Arkansas School of Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts visited Oxford with his family out of curiosity. After that visit, Ole Miss became a serious contender.

For Ryan Cummings, the journey from Corinth to London was a path illuminated by unexpected turns and pursuit of opportunity. Cummings graduates in August with a bachelor's degree from the Patterson School of Accountancy, but initially, a career in accountancy was not his goal. He enrolled at the University of Mississippi as a public policy leadership major with plans of going on to law school, but he unexpectedly found himself drawn to the accounting program and decided to pair his PPL major with an accountancy degree.

The University of Mississippi announced students named to the Spring 2024 Honor Roll lists, including Dean's Honor Roll.

The University of Mississippi announced students named to the Spring 2024 Honor Roll lists, including Chancellor's Honor Roll.

It was an unconventional entry into computational chemistry, but Michael Neal took it in stride. When the COVID-19 pandemic upended many graduate student researchers' plans, the University of Mississippi doctoral student agreed to shift his research focus away from the lab - embracing a new world of molecular modeling and simulations.

In high school, music was the one subject Will Nelson truly loved. He was a member of the Northwest Rankin High School band program for six years. Looking to fully focus on his passion for music, Nelson's path to the University of Mississippi was cemented when the university's woodwind quintet came to visit his high school.

As a first-generation college student, Harrison "Graham" Gustafson knew enrolling at the University of Mississippi would be challenging for him. But that did not stop him, and now that he's graduated with a bachelor's degree in social work, he's aiming even higher, at graduate school.

When Dylan Barker arrived as a freshman at the University of Mississippi five years ago, his only priority was to earn his degree. Things were going as planned for the Madison native until a global pandemic interrupted everything.

She knows what a goniometer is, and she knows how to use it. Madison Cotten, a first-generation college student who anticipated attending medical school until she took a class required for a minor in recreational therapy at the University of Mississippi, will get plenty of chances to use one.

No one seems to know when Nya Thompson sleeps. A Stamps scholar, Mississippi Excellence in Teaching Program scholar and citizen scholar, the Ridgeland native has certainly maximized her opportunities at the University of Mississippi.

When Susan Walls became a mother her freshman year at the University of Mississippi, she knew the odds were stacked against her. Student mothers face many hurdles to complete their degrees. Walls was also quite familiar with defying the odds: The Houlka native was a first-generation student from a single-parent household in rural Mississippi, and she was attending the state's flagship university.

Kellygrace Loko grew up in the West African country of Togo but came to the U.S. at the start of 2020 to fulfill a dream of helping others. The first part of her journey to pursue a career in medicine was fulfilled as she received her diploma at the University of Mississippi's 171st Commencement ceremonies. Loko was honored as this year's class marshal for the Bachelor of Multi-Disciplinary Studies degree program.